At 36, Zac Efron explained the changes in his face, which many internet users thought were the result of cosmetic procedures.
In 2021, Zac Efron went viral on social media when he appeared with a face very different from what fans were used to and, after being questioned, the 34-year-old actor at the time denied having undergone facial harmonization or any other aesthetic procedure.
The star, who became known worldwide for his role as Troy Bolton in “High School Musical”, said in an interview with “Men’s Health” magazine that the changes in his face were the result of a domestic accident, and that the muscles used for chewing, which also work together with others in the face, were affected.
The masseters just grew and got really, really big,” Efron said.
The actor also said that the muscles on the inside of his face and jaw compensated for the “symphony” of facial muscle training. He also highlighted that he had been monitored by a specialist and underwent physiotherapy to control the damage.
Efron He said that even his mother was impressed with the changes in his face, and asked if he had undergone any plastic surgery. He also said that he avoids the malicious comments coming from haters, something he has done since his adolescence, when “High School Musical” became a worldwide phenomenon.
In recent days, his appearance has been the subject of online discussion again, especially after the star appeared very different in the Netflix film “A Family Affair”. It turns out that, as explained by TODAY, filming for the recent film took place shortly after his facial injury, and during his preparation for “Iron Claw” (2023), a production in which, to play the 80s professional wrestler, Kevin Von Erich, Zac needed to gain 15 kilos of muscle, as he explained in an interview with Variety in 2023.
“This need to be perfect — it became an obsession. It was a singular focus for months. And your life goes out the window during preparation. So I was able to incorporate traditional bodybuilding and Olympic lifting and really get that specific look that pro wrestlers have, which was really hard,” the actor revealed.
In the same year, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter during the film’s premiere, Efron He also commented that “In the best possible way, I looked nothing like myself. It was shocking at first, but we kind of put it all together piece by piece.” Speaking to TODAY, the star was also honest in saying that, despite the preparation having taken him a lot of work, “it was really worth it.”
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